Customer Reviews
Great Game! And I'm No FPS Lover!
First: I'm not a big FPS (first person shooter fan), more of a strategy guy. Usually these games are too Doom-like (nothing personal, just gets old), the AI sucks, the storyline too dull or cumbersome (hate wandering around trying to figure crap out all day or stupid AI that hangs in the same spot for no reason).
THIS GAME IS AWESOME! I agree with all about the graphics (outstanding), the plot is reasonable and you can have fun without getting burdened with b.s. puzzles. You don't have to go down a hallway if you don't want to (though there is a general direction you need to follow). Plenty of save spots too, though you can't save it anywhere you want. Swimming is a blast, underwater, above, nice terrain features. You can approach target areas from multiple directions or use vehicles. The vehicles are simple however - forward, back, turn. Not easy to master right away, especially moving fast.
There are a few criticisms (hardcopy manual does suck) but I don't care -- it's fun! If you liked Medal of Honor, you'll love this more!
An amazing game from someone who actually bought it
Unlike some folks who wrote their review based on a review, I bought this game a few days ago and wow. First it's packaged on 5 cds... so it took a while to install, which isn't a bad thing, it just made my anticipation continue to mount. The install went smoothly (albeit slowly) and then it was time to play - before I started it up tho, just to be sure, I searched for (and found) a patch for the game. Install the patch, it makes multiplayer a possibility.
I booted up the game for the first time and it runs its auto-config thing, detecting my hardware and whathave you to provide for me the best experience it can manage. Slightly dissappointed and slightly awed that my system only warrented an overall "Medium" across the board, I started it up.
Real quick - my system is a Athlon 2.1 Ghz processor, just overa gig of RAM, and a Radeon 9600XT for graphics.
Even with things set on Medium the game looked great. But how did it play?
Very well. The AI is everything that people said it was... these guys are smart and they are after your blood. You can go full assault if you like, but don't be suprised if they've set up an ambush for you because they heard you creeping earlier. They throw grenades if they THINK they know where you are but deem it too dangerous to assault, the react to your fire in ways other then rushing you. In fact, they're downright clever - I had one merc dash out in front of me, strafe sideways, shooting the whole time... meanwhile his buddy is creeping up on the right of me to lay down some lead.
Personal preferance note - the machete is way cool - finally a melee weapon in one of these games that makes sense... When you run up and whack someone with this vicious blade, odds are they're going to die in 2 hits, if not 1 solid one up top.
Graphics - STUNNING!! Amazing looking tropical island with an exceptionally large draw distance which creates a REALLY open feel when you're outdoors. The exterior terrain is lush and filled with trees, bushes, high grass... all these things you can use to help keep you hidden. And if you creep along in the tall stuff, you can sneak right on past your adversaries. I like that.
The graphics again are amazing and I'm not sure I can say enough good things about them. When you zoom up close on the merc you're about ready to peg with the sniper rifle, the level of detail... it's very very nice.
Overall - if you can't tell from the rest of the review, i thoroughly enjoy the game - with it's interesting storyline, it's amazing gameplay and phenomenal graphics... it is the best game, hands down, that i've purchased in some time.
Great Game
This game really gets away from the mundane Doom-esque games that require no brainpower other than switching weapons. Although it is FPS (like doom) tactics are much more important (ie. dropping to the ground when an enemy hears your footsteps).
With all the FPS on the market, this one is a diamond in the rough.
